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B34
body & soul
Guardian www.guardian.co.tt Monday, May 4, 2015
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Strength training might help pre-
vent tension headaches, or at least
reduce their pain, according to a small
Danish study.
Researchers found that neck and
shoulder muscles were up to 26 per
cent weaker in people with regular ten-
sion headaches, compared to those
without.
They also saw strength imbalances
between sets of muscles that hold the
head straight.
"In order to be able to treat tension-
type headache patients non-pharma-
cologically...It is very important to work
towards a further understanding of
muscle-skeletal impact on tension-
type headaches," lead author Bjarne H
Madsen, a physiotherapist at the Danish
Headache Center in Glostrup, said by
e-mail.
Previous studies have found that
muscle strength and weakness were
associated with tension-type headaches,
Madsen and his colleagues note in the
journal Cephalalgia.
More work is needed to determine
whether the muscle weakness is a cause
or effect of this most common type of
headache, they write.
People with tension-type headaches
may feel like they have a tight band
wrapped around their head but with
less pain than is felt from cluster
headaches or migraines, which tend to
strike one side of the head.
Cluster headaches are often accom-
panied by sinus congestion or runny
nose, while migraines cause throbbing,
moderate-to-severe pain and some-
times nausea and/or vomiting and sen-
sitivity to light and sound.
The study compared 60 adults with
tension headaches to 30 healthy indi-
viduals. The patients had experienced
a headache on eight or more days out
of 30, with no more than three
migraines.
The participants neck extensor mus-
cles were tested when they leaned their
heads back. Neck flexor muscles were
tested when they bent their heads for-
ward. The strength of the trapezius
muscle running down the back of the
neck into the shoulder was also test-
ed.The healthy people in the study had
26 per cent stronger neck extension
than those with tension-type
headaches, but there was only a slight
difference between groups in neck flexor
strength. As a result, the ratio of exten-
sion and flexion strength was 12 per
cent larger in the healthy comparison
group.
Madsen, who is also a doctoral stu-
dent at the University of Southern Den-
mark, noted that when neck extension
muscles were weaker, flexor muscles
were stronger, which could be pulling
their heads forward.
The healthy people also had more
shoulder strength when they raised
each arm out to the side.
Madsen said past studies have sug-
gested that forward leaning head pos-
ture and weaker neck extension might
be contributing to tension headaches.
"Also, the use of computers, laptops
and tablets have increased in recent
years and this may increase the time
sitting with a protruded head posture,"
he said, adding that shoulder strength-
ening exercises had helped to reduce
neck pain in previous studies.
"What is interesting is that there
appears to be this mechanical and
strength issue in people who have sig-
nificant tension-type headaches," said
Dr Merle Diamond, who heads the Dia-
mond Headache Inpatient Unit at Pres-
ence Saint Joseph Hospital in Chicago,
and was not involved in the study.
Neck pain and tenderness is a fre-
quent complaint among these patients,
she said, but doctors have not really
understood the mechanism at work.
Diamond said patients with tension
headaches are sometimes horseback
riders, dental hygienists or physical
labourers, whose repetitive motions at
work might lead to the muscle prob-
lems.
"If you do a repetitive motion or
you re lifting things, you re going to
build certain muscles and not others,"
said Diamond, who also heads a Chica-
go headache clinic not affiliated with
the hospital.
Diamond typically suggests that
patients work with a physical therapist
or trainer to strengthen their core.
"I know that s very trendy but there s
a reason for it, it actually works," she
said. The therapist checks the posture
and works on any imbalance, giving
individuals exercises to do at home.
While there are analgesics, nerve
blocks and trigger point injections that
can help with neck problems, Diamond
noted that many patients prefer non-
drug methods.
"If you work on these different
pieces, you can probably limit the
amount of exposure you need to get
from analgesics," Diamond said.
"It s great that we have them but
having a good physical response doing
some of your own work on this can be
helpful." (Reuters)
Muscle weakness
may promote
tension headaches
YOUR DAILY HEALTH
News and advice
Researchers found that
neck and shoulder
muscles were up to 26
per cent weaker in
people with regular
tension headaches,
compared to those
without. They also saw
strength imbalances
between sets of
muscles that hold the
head straight.
Dr Merle Diamond typically suggests that patients work with a physical therapist or trainer to strengthen
their core.